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J Sánchez-Rodríguez1, F Celestini1, C Raufaste1,2
1Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Institut de Physique de Nice, 06100 Nice, France.
Abstract:
In this Letter, we propose a mechanism for driving bioinspired fish swimming locomotion based on proprioceptive sensing. Proprioception provides information about and representation of a body's position, motion, and acceleration in addition to the usual five senses. We hypothesize that a feedback loop based on this "sixth" sense results in an instability, driving the locomotion. In order to test our assumptions, we use a biomimetic robot and compare the experimental results to a simple yet generic model with excellent agreement.
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